When the Wolf Comes Home

By: Nat Cassidy

Published by Tor Publishing Group, 2025-04-22

<p><b>Nat Cassidy, author of the acclaimed horror <i>Mary</i>, returns with <i>When the Wolf Comes Home</i>, an unabashed, adrenaline-fueled pop horror thriller where the darkest fears can become reality.</b><br><br><b>A <i>USA Today</i> bestseller!<br>ABA Indie Bookseller bestseller!</b><br><br>“Get your claws into this one, horror fiends. <b>It's terrific. . . . Sink your teeth into a classic.”</b>—Stephen King<br><br>“<b>A crazy-good, balls-to-the-wall horror novel</b> . . . it’s full throttle from the first pages.” —Joe Hill<br><br>“This is the kind of <b>great, big, epic horror novel </b>we got back in the '80s that came out swinging for the fences and left everything on the field.<b> Welcome back, you shaggy, bloody monster of a book!</b>” —Grady Hendrix<br><br><b>Best Books of 2025—<i>Vulture</i></b><br><b>The 25 Best and Most Anticipated Horror Books of 2025—<i>Men's Health</i></b><br><b>Most Anticipated Horror of 2025—<i>Paste Magazine</i>, <i>LitHub</i></b><br><br>One night, Jess, a struggling actress, finds a five-year-old runaway hiding in the bushes outside her apartment. After a violent, bloody encounter with the boy's father, she and the boy find themselves running for their lives.<br><br>As they attempt to evade the boy's increasingly desperate father, Jess slowly comes to a horrifying understanding of the butchery that follows them—the boy can turn his every fear into reality.<br><br>And when the wolf finally comes home, no one will be spared.<br><br>Other Books by Nat Cassidy<br><i>Mary, an Awakening of Terror</i><br><i>Nestlings</i></p>